Tyrone 711'S MOCK DRAFT
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Tyrone 711'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

Steeltown 71771

  • Tyrone 711 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Dylan Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dylan Brooks
DE Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DET)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Dylan Brooks at pick No. 237 is 61 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a true top target. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dillon Thieneman at the 53rd overall pick is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Connor Lew
The board had Connor Lew higher than the Round 3 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Blake Miller
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Blake Miller adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick121 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in pick 121 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at No. 135 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
No edge and no loss on Xavier Nwankpa in the 159th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dane Key
They took Dane Key at par in pick No. 183, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Haynes King
They paid a round early for Haynes King in Round 7, Pick 8, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Dylan Brooks
Dylan Brooks at the 237th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.